Posted on July 29, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
The Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association (MHSLA) is pleased
to offer a member scholarship for the annual conference. Applicant must
be a member of MHSLA who has never attended the MHSLA annual
conference before.
The scholarship includes a full conference registration, including 1 CE
course, meetings, lodging, meals, and mileage. Scholarship awardees
are expected to write a brief summary [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2008 by hmschroeder
I recently learned of an Evidence Based Practice Tutorial for Nurses created by Penn State which I think is definitely worth checking out! It can be accessed free here: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/instruction/ebpt-07/. This was a collaborative project between the Penn State Libraries and the Department of Nursing at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
The aim [...]
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Posted on July 17, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
ACP Internist Blog offers a weekly post titled Medical News of the Obvious. Recent posts report on studies telling us that:
automobile deaths decline as gas prices rise because there are fewer people on the roads to kill or be killed
teenage girls are susceptible to peer pressure
erectile dysfunction is lower in men who have intercourse more [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
The June/July 2008 issue of MLA News reports on the 2009 revisions to the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals. The Joint Commission’s Standards Improvement Initiative proposed to “enhance the clarity and objectivity of the standards….” The Knowledge-Based Information standard is now incorporated in standard IM.03.01.01 (that KBI resources are available, current & authoritative) and includes 2 EPs (elements [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2008 by hmschroeder
If your Library has CINAHL or any other databases through EBSCO, get ready for a new interface -EBSCOhost 2.0. EBSCOhost 2.0 will most likely be implemented this month. Some of the notable changes include:
A simplified Basic Search Screen
Limits displayed in two columns
Enhanced Folders
Search History Preview above Results list
Date Slide Limiter (coming September 2008): Allows one [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2008 by hmschroeder
Attention PubMed users! Have you noticed the recent changes to PubMed, including the beta Advanced Search page and the changes to the automatic term mapping process? Would you like to know more?
On Thursday, July 17th at 2 p.m. EST, there will be a free online search clinic addressing these recent changes. This session, presented by [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by mikesimmons
To all MHSLA Members:
It’s that time of year again to honor one of our colleagues as MHSLA’s Librarian of the Year. The criteria for the award is as follows:
Purpose
This career award recognizes a librarian (MLS or equivalent) for outstanding leadership and accomplishment in library service.
Criteria
1. The librarian must be an active member of MHSLA.
2. Criteria [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by hmschroeder
Congratulations to Misa Mi, Sandy Swanson, and Marie-Lise Shams, whose poster, “Health Sciences Librarians in Michigan: Connecting to Emerging 2.0 Technologies”, won the Hospital Librarians Research Award at the MLA ‘08 Poster Session in Chicago! A PDF version of their award-winning poster can be seen here. Wonderful job!
A complete list of poster and paper [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings. But besides serving as a stress-coping mechanism, expressive writing produces many physiological benefits….Scientists now hope to explore the neurological underpinnings at play, especially considering the explosion of blogs.
A recent article in Scientific American notes: Blogging–It’s good for [...]
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Posted on July 1, 2008 by Sandy Swanson
LITA Blog has posted summaries of ALA 2008’s Top Technology Trends presentations. Interesting reading, for those of us treading water to keep up…
Sarah Houghton-Jan’s trends:
Bandwidth
Sustainability
Looking away from the bright shiny things and at ourselves instead
Catalogs
Open access content
Virtual Karen’s Top Tech Trends
APIs
Virtual participation in classes & conferences
Mobile devices & technologies
Eric Lease Morgan’s trends
Bling in your [...]
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